Nursing home report
Registered name: NORTHERN PINES REHABILITATION AND NURSING
CUT BANK, MT · Medicare-certified · 41 beds
Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank, MT has a 2-star overall rating, with 2 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 4 stars for quality measures. It reports 3.11 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $84,533 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.1119 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1119.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited November 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited November 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: G
The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited November 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $84,533 was recorded.
Health inspection found 19 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 6 fines · $105,044 in total fines.
Federal fine
Nov 21, 2024
Federal fine
Feb 20, 2024
Federal fine
Jan 22, 2024
Federal fine
Jan 8, 2024
Federal fine
Jan 2, 2024
Federal fine
Dec 11, 2023
Now operated by Northern Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing, previously Glacier Care Center INC.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
